Botanicals in Skin Care Products

Most of the skin care products on the market include specific botanical extracts and with their naturally enriched formula they promise to provide your skin with all the benefits you cannot get from synthetic ingredients. Botanicals’ therapeutic effects depend on their concentration but also on the plant they are extracted from. What is their role and how can they help? Here are a few examples you will find in Murad skin care products.

Queen of Meadow – The Queen of Meadow root extract is used in many skin care products for its antiseptic and tonic effects. It fights

inflammations efficiently and acts like a mild antibiotic, destroying micro-organisms.

Licorice – Licorice root is largely used for its medicinal qualities; in skin care, its anti-inflammatory properties and the Vitamin E & B complex make it ideal for treating and nourishing skin. Is also helps lighten dark spots like age and sun pigmentation.

Peppermint Leaf- Peppermint might be the “world’s oldest medicine”; it has a high menthol content and it is used in skin care formulas for its cooling and soothing effects. Apart from that, its antibacterial and nourishing properties promote skin health.

Pomegranate – This fruit is one of the richest source of anti-oxidants known to humans, and therefore it is able to fight free radical damage; its anti bacterial qualities treat and protect skin inflammation. Pomegranate provides mild sun protection but can also increase the efficiency of a SPF lotion considerably.

Tea Tree Oil – Tea Tree Oil is an extract of Melaleuca tree and is very efficient as a natural antiseptic, anti-microbial and anti-fungal agent. It soothes sun burns, wounds and skin infections; in acne treatment, it is often as efficient as Benzoyl Peroxide!

Green Tea- Green Tea is beneficial for acne-prone skin because of its powerful anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial properties . It contains all important vitamins therefore it is recommended to tone and nourish the skin. It is known to reduce inflammations and prevent aging due to its high content of anti-oxidants.

Jojoba – beads – Jojoba is generally renowned for treating dry or mature skin; the Jojoba beads are obtained from the same plant and are ideal for gentle natural exfoliation that won’t dry out or irritate the skin, as these beads have emollient and tonic properties.

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